REPORT TO SENATE ON PROGRESS TOWARDS UAP PRIORITIES: KEY THEMES SHEILA EMBLETON, VICE-PRESIDENT ACADEMIC May 24, 2007

GRADUATE PLANNING Enrolment planning – graduate growth – increase graduate proportion of total enrolment – Masters/doctoral Issues – can targets be achieved? – quality of students – outstanding programs – need for student support, supervision, mentoring – space to accommodate growth

REVIEW OF PROGRAMS AND UNITS (RESTRUCTURING) Faculty of Health (established July 1, 2006) Senate approval of new Faculty (April 2007) Next steps: planning for implementation – programs and structures – curriculum issues – governance – administrative, financial issues Importance of collegial determination Establishment of Atkinson Centre for Mature and Part-time Students

INTERNATIONAL Objective: provide opportunities for international experience for all students, e.g.: – growth of innovative internship program – expansion of partnerships for exchanges and research collaborations – international degrees – attention to strategic regions especially Asia (China, India) Revision of international strategy; focus on: – languages – internationalization at home – undergraduate research – international students and recruitment – institutional collaboration – Global South – student mobility – advocacy – profile

TENURE STREAM COMPLEMENT - continuing to build the tenure stream complement remains crucial to York’s achievement of its UAP objectives, in particular: - support research initiatives and profile - meet teaching/supervisory needs associated with expansion of graduate enrolments - provide an outstanding learning experience for students - ability to make appointments is dependent on achievement of enrolment plans and on government policies - complexity of planning in non-mandatory retirement environment - hiring situation remains competitive